Calabretta

Terre Siciliane Nerello Mascalese Rosato

9.1128 ratings
8.925 pro ratings
Sicily, Italy
Nerello Mascalese
Top Notes For
Josh Morgenthau

Aged very interestingly. Some watermelon and berry taffy, and minerals.

Aged very interestingly. Some watermelon and berry taffy, and minerals.

Jul 11th, 2024
Paco Suro

Solid. Dry. Medium in body.

Solid. Dry. Medium in body.

Apr 20th, 2021
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.6

Dark, oxidized. Tart. Hard edges

Dark, oxidized. Tart. Hard edges

Jan 24th, 2020
Josh Morgenthau

Solid structure. Melon and stonefruit on the palate. lacking aroma.

Solid structure. Melon and stonefruit on the palate. lacking aroma.

Aug 8th, 2019
Andrew Lohse

Peach, smoke, watermelon - complex, very delicious

Peach, smoke, watermelon - complex, very delicious

Jul 22nd, 2018
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.7

Watermelon and Ricola cough drops and some etna typicity. It has managed to hold it together after a year, but this is better at release.

Watermelon and Ricola cough drops and some etna typicity. It has managed to hold it together after a year, but this is better at release.

Jun 11th, 2018
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.8

Mt etna: maybe the best rosé outside of bandol?
Assertive and complex; blood orange/peach/cherry, olive/brine/smoke.

Mt etna: maybe the best rosé outside of bandol?
Assertive and complex; blood orange/peach/cherry, olive/brine/smoke.

2 people found it helpfulMay 8th, 2016
Joel Kampfe

Best nerello rose

Best nerello rose

Aug 27th, 2015
Jason Rzutkiewicz

Wine Blogger Jason's Wine Blog

8.8

A hearty, fleshy wine with loads of strawberries and soft spice. Certainly on the more robust side of rośe. Pair this one with a meal not the patio.

A hearty, fleshy wine with loads of strawberries and soft spice. Certainly on the more robust side of rośe. Pair this one with a meal not the patio.

Apr 1st, 2015
Amy Cleary

Wine blogger WineBookGirl

9.6

Must but a case of this one if these years.

Must but a case of this one if these years.

Mar 22nd, 2014